An attempt was made to determine empirically the structure of self-disclosure. Based on the literature, a list of statements relating to the rating of self-disclosure was assembled. This list was condensed into dimensions by two evaluators, working independently. The dimensions were then used to score transcripts of male undergraduate students' verbal self-disclosures. Factor analyses of these scores produced four factors relating to self-focus, intimacy or depth, risk taking, and amount. A tentative fifth factor, intimacy value of disclosure topic, was also found. Regression analysis of dimensions on the Doster (1971) Disclosure Rating Scale produced three tentative scales for measuring self-disclosure. The first scale utilized stepwise regression of all dimensions, the second used stepwise regression of mechanical dimensions, and the third regression used composite scales representing the factors of the orthogonal factor analysis. For each scale, only three dimensions were included in the regression equation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331772 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Perl, Moshe B. (Moshe Benzion) |
| Contributors | Rimm, David C., Hayslip, Bert, Holloway, Harold D., Lawlis, G. Frank, Peek, Leon A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 149 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Perl, Moshe B. (Moshe Benzion), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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